Charles McKinney Nice Papers (#4552) 1939-1999

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Charles McKinney Nice Papers (#4552) 1939-1999

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Charles McKinney Nice of Birmingham, Ala., served in the Alabama House of Representatives, 1954-1958; as circuit court judge, 1974-1982; and, after that, as family court judge until his retirement in 1988. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and other materials, chiefly relating to Nice and his judicial career. Some materials document Nice's stands against race discrimination as a legislator and against capital punishment as a judge. Correspondence, largely 1970s and 1980s, includes personal and professional letters written and received by Nice, who was a prolific letter writer with interests in history and politics. Included are letters, chiefly about politics, from Terry Sanford, Alabama politicians, and others. Most letters are from Nice's tenure a circuit court judge in Jefferson County, Ala. Writings include copies of journals Nice wrote throughout his lifetime. Most of the journals contain reminisces about cases he handled and about the end of his career on the bench. Also included are contemplatory writings by Nice about politics and his time in the Alabama legislature. The bulk of the newspaper clippings are about judicial cases, including some relating to death penalty cases over which he presided. Also included are election materials, speech notices, and genealogy materials chiefly relating to the Nice and McKinney families.

About 800 items (2.0 linear feet)

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6628250

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998

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Terry Sanford, born James Terry Sanford, August 20, 1917, in Laurinburg, N. C. He was the second son of Cecil L. and Elizabeth Martin Sanford. He received the A.B. degree in 1939 and the J.D. degree in 1946 from the University of North Carolina. He served as an FBI agent, 1941-1942, with the United States Army in Europe during World War II, and as assistant director of the Institute of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1946-1948. Sanford practiced as an attorney in Fayetteville, N.C., from 1948 ...

Nice

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Nice, Charles McKinney, 1919-

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Charles McKinney Nice of Birmingham, Ala., served in the Alabama House of Representatives, 1954-1958; as circuit court judge, 1974-1982; and. after that, as family court judge until his retirement in 1988. From the description of Charles McKinney Nice papers, 1939-1999 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 34641228 Charles McKinney Nice was born in Birmingham, Ala., in December 1919, the son of Dr. Charles M. and Helen Adams Nice. He grew up in Birmingham and attend...

McKinney

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Nice, Charles McKinney, 1919-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z36448 (person)

Charles McKinney Nice of Birmingham, Ala., served in the Alabama House of Representatives, 1954-1958; as circuit court judge, 1974-1982; and. after that, as family court judge until his retirement in 1988. From the description of Charles McKinney Nice papers, 1939-1999 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 34641228 Charles McKinney Nice was born in Birmingham, Ala., in December 1919, the son of Dr. Charles M. and Helen Adams Nice. He grew up in Birmingham and attend...